PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Elsom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Max Milson enters the cage!

Elsom
vs
Milson

193 cm
22
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Elsom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Milson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elsom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milson.
Milson throws a sloppy head kick and Elsom moves out of range easily.

Elsom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Milson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milson tries to hold on but Elsom postures up.
Milson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Milson wants to get up but he can't break Elsom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Elsom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Milson won't allow Elsom to sweep him here.
Elsom can't keep his opponent in guard - Milson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Milson seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsom trying to control from the bottom.
Milson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Milson tries to pass to full mount but Elsom defends it.
Elsom scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Milson manages to mount him!
Milson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Elsom's face.
A nice elbow there by Milson.
Elsom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Milson on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Milson.
Elsom wants to control but Milson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milson with the ground and pound from mount.
Milson landing strikes from the mount and Elsom is in trouble!
Milson content just to control the position here.
Milson looking to control but Elsom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Elsom tries to hold on but Milson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elsom is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Elsom is breathing heavily.
Milson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Elsom?
Milson content just to control the position here.
Milson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Elsom?
Milson working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Milson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Milson trying to control but Elsom is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milson lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Milson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Elsom is in a horrible position here. Milson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Milson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Elsom can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Milson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Milson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Milson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Elsom's guard.
Milson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elsom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Milson!
Elsom misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Milson is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milson wants to hold on but Elsom pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milson regains half guard.
Elsom prevents Milson from improving his position.
Elsom is trying to control the action in half guard but Milson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Milson moves into full guard.
Milson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Milson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Milson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Milson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Elsom is looking to escape.
Milson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Milson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Milson landing shots from mount.
Milson landing strikes from the mount.
Milson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elsom is squirming around, avoiding Milson's attempts to control the action.
Elsom working to try and regain half guard.
Milson controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milson dominating with strikes here.
Elsom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Elsom tries to get out of the position.
Milson controlling his opponent.
Elsom wants to control but Milson is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milson lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Milson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Milson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Elsom is able to avoid easily.
Milson wants to land a leg kick but Elsom is out of range.
Milson misses with a body kick.

Elsom shoots in and bounces Milson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Milson trying to keep a closed guard but Elsom is proving a slippery customer.

Milson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Elsom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Milson wants to sweep but no luck.

Milson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Elsom off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Milson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Milson.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milson is looking to slow Elsom down with leg kicks.
Milson scores with a nice body kick.
Milson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milson scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Milson.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Elsom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Milson wants to improve his position but Elsom is controlling well.
Elsom is trying to control the action in half guard but Milson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsom stalling away here and it's allowed Milson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Elsom stopping the sweep attempt from Milson.
Elsom looking to sit in guard and control but Milson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Elsom will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elsom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Max Milson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Milson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elsom is keeping the position for now.
Elsom is trying to control the position but Milson postures up.
Milson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Milson passes into half guard.
Milson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Milson stands up and beckons Elsom to join him on the feet.
Milson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Milson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Milson.
Milson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elsom checks a leg kick.
Milson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Milson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milson tries a head kick but it misses.

Elsom pushes Milson up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elsom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Milson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Milson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Milson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Milson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Milson!